Singapore’s central bank is urging banks to review their ties with companies linked to transboundary haze, including limiting financing or cutting ties where there are clear breaches of environmental laws. This comes as research by the Forests & Finance Coalition links DBS, OCBC and UOB to about US$11 billion in historical financing to palm oil and pulp and paper companies.

How much responsibility should banks bear for the environmental practices of the companies they fund? And can financial pressure succeed where legal enforcement has struggled?

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Kelvin Law, Associate Professor of Accounting with tenure at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, on whether Singapore’s sustainable-finance framework can turn banks’ environmental commitments into meaningful action.

Singapore&rsquo;s central bank is urging banks to review their ties with companies linked to transboundary haze, including limiting financing or cutting ties where there are clear breaches of environmental laws. This comes as research by the Forests &amp; Finance Coalition links DBS, OCBC and UOB to about US$11 billion in historical financing to palm oil and pulp and paper companies.
How much responsibility should banks bear for the environmental practices of the companies they fund? And can financial pressure succeed where legal enforcement has struggled?
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Kelvin Law, Associate Professor of Accounting with tenure at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, on whether Singapore&rsquo;s sustainable-finance framework can turn banks&rsquo; environmental commitments into meaningful action.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day’s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.

From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what’s happening — with clarity, context and a touch of personality.

Whether you’re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected — all the way home.

And she closes the day with a song that says it all.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4&ndash;8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day&rsquo;s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.
From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what&rsquo;s happening &mdash; with clarity, context and a touch of personality.
Whether you&rsquo;re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected &mdash; all the way home.
And she closes the day with a song that says it all.